PICTURES: How the world marked Labour Day under virus lockdowns

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Labour union workers maintain social distancing as they carry placards during a May Day rally in Karachi on May 1. — AFP
Labour union workers maintain social distancing as they carry placards during a May Day rally in Karachi on May 1. — AFP

Labourers ride on their donkeys on a street during the International Labour Day in Lahore. — AFP
Labourers ride on their donkeys on a street during the International Labour Day in Lahore. — AFP

A labourer sits on a cart in a street with closed shops near the main market on Labour Day, during a curfew amid concerns about the spread of Covid-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. — Reuters
A labourer sits on a cart in a street with closed shops near the main market on Labour Day, during a curfew amid concerns about the spread of Covid-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. — Reuters

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